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2000 - Dan Carp became Kodak's CEO in addition to his responsibilities as President.
♦ Kodak's Health Imaging unit introduced 45 new products during the year, including, KODAK InSight Intraoral Dental Film; a dental radiography film that helped dentists reduce radiation exposure to patients while delivering excellent images; and two new digital radiography systems, the KODAK DirectView DR 9000 and DirectViewDR 5000.
♦ Kodak's Entertainment Imaging unit and Qualcomm Inc. launched an initiative to collaborate on testing of core technologies for the creation of a high-quality digital cinema system.
♦ Kodak introduced a new PalmPix camera that turned the Palm m100 handheld into a digital camera.
♦ At year-end, Kodak completed the acquisition of Lumisys, Inc., a leading provider of desktop computed radiography systems and x-ray film digitizers.
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 KODAK Directview DR9000 Digital Radiography System |
2001 - Dan Carp became Kodak's Chairman in addition to his responsibilities as President and CEO.
♦ Kodak entered into an alliance with Maytag Corporation, Maytag's Dixie-Narco vending machine division and e-Vend.net that would use vending machines and the Internet to expand the number of locations where consumers could buy film and one-time-use cameras.
♦ The company completed its acquisition of Bell & Howell Company's imaging businesses.
♦ Kodak announced a new worldwide advertising campaign, "Share Moments. Share Life."
♦ The KODAK EASYSHARE System, a new line of digital cameras and docking systems that set the standard for ease of use for digital photography, was launched.
♦ In June, the company acquired Ofoto, Inc., a leading online photography service. |
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 KODAK DX3700 Digital Camera and Camera Dock |
2002 - Kodak finalized the acquisition of Encad, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kodak, focused exclusively on the wide-format inkjet printing industry.
♦ KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Processing was introduced, which marked the expansion of the company's digital photo processing offering to consumers. By individually scanning and digitally processing each picture, KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Processing removes dark shadows, reveals richer detail, improves sharpness and contrast, and reveals more vibrant color in pictures.
♦ The company introduced the KODAK 8500 Digital Photo Printer, a photo-quality, thermal desktop printer that offers superior productivity vs. inkjet at a competitive price.
♦ KODAK i200 Series Scanners were introduced; a new family of low-volume document scanners that feature much of the technology found in the company's highest-speed scanners, plus the market's first dockable flatbed accessory for scanning documents that need special handling.
♦ Kodak and Sanyo Electric Co. unveiled a prototype fifteen-inch flat-panel display, the next generation of full-color displays based on Kodak's patented organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology.
♦ The company unveiled KODAK VISION2 motion-picture color negative film, the next generation of its award-winning motion-picture films. KODAK VISION2 is the descendant of the VISION line of films, which were introduced in 1995 and quickly became the most widely used motion-picture films in the world. |
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 KODAK OLED display (right) outshines LCD competitor (left). |
2003 -
The KODAK EASYSHARE printer dock 6000, a device that produces durable, borderless 4" x 6" KODAK prints, was introduced. ♦ The company introduced several digital cameras including the KODAK EASYSHARE LS633 zoom digital camera—the first digital camera to feature an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, and the KODAK EASYSHARE DX6490 for advanced amateur photographers. ♦ Kodak's U.S. mobile imaging services were introduced to help people store, share, organize and print their digital images. ♦ The KODAK i80 Scanner, which digitizes paper documents 40 percent faster than previous models, was introduced as well as a portfolio of new document imaging products. ♦ Kodak made several acquisitions including PracticeWorks, Inc., a provider of dental practice management software; 20% of Lucky Film Co., Ltd., the largest maker of photo film headquartered in China; Laser-Pacific Media Corporation, a provider of post-production services for filmmakers; Algotec Systems Ltd., developer of picture archiving and communications systems; and Applied Science Fiction's Digital PIC rapid film processing technology. ♦ Antonio Perez joined the company as President and Chief Operating Officer. ♦ In September, the company unveiled a new digitally oriented strategy to accelerate growth to expand into a range of commercial businesses. The company was organized under five primary operations: Commercial Printing, Display & Components, Health Imaging, Digital & Film Imaging Systems, and Commercial Imaging.
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EASYSHARE printer dock 6000

EASYSHARE LS633 digital camera

KODAK i80 Scanner
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